DENVER — A Denver police officer was arrested on suspicion of assault related to a domestic violence disturbance, a department spokesperson said in a news release Thursday.

Few details about the incident involving Denver Police Officer Cody Haggard were immediately available, with officials only saying Haggard was arrested in Arvada on Wednesday for investigation of simple assault.

“Due to the offense being a misdemeanor, Haggard was placed in an off-line assignment and will remain in that role while the case makes its way through the judicial process,” the spokesperson said.

Police said an administrative review of the incident “will begin once the criminal case is adjudicated, and that process includes the Denver Department of Safety and the Office of the Independent Monitor, a civilia

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